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Hypolipoproteinemia As Biological Marker In Acute Leukemia, Azher Sabih Zubaidy, Adil Siwan Aqabi, Majid Hameed Al Maini

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Acute leukemia is a clonal hematopoietic malignant disease that arises from malignant transformation of an early hematopoietic stem cells .Seeking for biochemical markers that are associated with acute leukemia may help us for better understanding of the leukemic process &improve our lines of management.Hypolipoproteinemia is one of these markers&it is the target of this study. OBJECTIVE: To study the association between the hypolipoproteinemia ´ leukemia &the ability of using hypolipoproteinemia as a biological marker that is helpful in follow up of acute leukemia. PATIENT&METHODS: A total of fifty patients with acute leukemia diagnosed by blood film&bone marrow examination …

Homocysteine ,Folic Acid ,Vitamin B12 And Pyridoxine : Effects On Vaso-Occlusive Crisis In Sickle Cell Anemia And Sickle –Thalassemia, Sawsan Sati, Abbas, Najat Abul, Razak, Noor Mustafa, Razeqa Abd Ali

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Hemoglubiopathies include sickle cell anemia and the Thalassemia . S/ β0- Thalassemia have a clinical course similar to HbSS. Elevated concentration of Homocysteine contribute to thrombosis , a frequent event in sickle cell anemia . Vitamin B12, Pyridoxine , and folic acid deficiencies lead to dangerous increase in plasma Homocysteine. OBJECTIVE: 1- To test whether children with sickle cell anemia and Sickle cell – Thalassemia have elevated concentration of serum Homocysteine with diminished level of folate, B6, B12. 2- To determine whether hyperomocysteinaemia has a correlation with the frequency of Vaso-occlusive crisis. PATIENTS AND METHOD: A case- control …

Prosthesis-Patient Mismatches In Aortic Valve Replacement A Study In Ibn Al-Bitar Hospital For Cardiac Surgery, Darya Akram Faqe Mahmood

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Use of new generation small prostheses for aortic valve replacement has decreased the need for annular enlargement and rarely increased the incidence of severe patient-prosthesis mismatch; OBJECTIVE: Of this study is to evaluate the impact of using this type of prosthesis (St.Jude. HP, Regent) on operative mortality. PATINETS & METHODS: We reviewed our experience (59) consecutive patients who had isolated and combined aortic valve replacement in our hospital between February 2001 and February 2007. RESULTS: The mean age was 36, and 60 % of patients were female.valvular disease was primarily pure aortic regurgitation 47%, combined aortic disease 29% …

Mortality Rate Among Low Birth Weight Infants In Al- Battool Teaching Hospital , Diyala Province, Iraq, Dawood Salman Hameed Alazzawi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: An analytic cross-sectional study through which a review for the records of all patients admitted to neonatal nursery in Al-Battool teaching hospital,Diyala province, Iraq during the first six months of 2003 and 2009 were performed. OBJECTIVE: To demnstrate the deterioration of the condition of low birth weight infants. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study about mortality rate among low birth weight infants who delivered in Al-Battool teaching hospital Diyala governorate including the records of 366 patients admitted during first six months of 2003 and compared with records of 558 patients admitted during the same period of 2009. Information has …

Etiologies Of Adult Onset Epilepsy: Clinical And Paraclinical Study In The Governorate Of Babylon, Kareem Al-Tameemi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND : Adult onset epilepsy (AOE) is considered the epilepsy that start after the age of 18 years. It is a common disorder, and it’s etiology is variable from one place to another. OBJECTIVE : to study the etiologies, diagnosis and treatment of AOE in one governorate of Iraq and to compare it’s different clinical and paraclinical abnormalities in different age groups. PATIENTS & METHODS: 106 patients with AOE were enrolled in this prospective study, and included all patients who developed seizure after the age 18. The study was done in a heavy neurological clinic in north of Babylon …

Second Recapitalisation Of Piraeus Bank Under The Greek Recapitalisation Scheme, European Union: European Commission

Documents

No abstract provided.

Correlation Of Cough Frequency With Treatment Efficacy In Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients In Lima, Peru, Jesus Gutierrez

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

State V. Mallory Respondent's Brief Dckt. 37774

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Religion And Race: The Ministerial Exception Reexamined, Ian Bartrum

NULR Online

No abstract provided.

Sadid V. Idaho State University Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 38549

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Kenyatta Johnson V. City Of Philadelphia

2011 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Usa V. Michael Penwell

2011 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Where To Begin Researching Civil Rights Law, Rebecca Mattson

Law Library Faculty Works

In this article, the author discusses selected sources for researching civil rights law.

Health Insurance. Initiative Statute.

Initiatives

Requires interpretation of insurance policies according to plain meaning of words unless special definition included in policy. Prohibits insurers from reducing policy benefits without prior consent and refund. Requires insurers to provide written reasons for delay, limitation, or denial of benefits and certify determinations are not based on false or misleading information. Voids agreements rewarding providers for denial of covered services. Subjects violators to license suspension, disgorgement, damages, punitive damages, and publication of otherwise confidential business information involved in violation. Authorizes individual enforcement actions on behalf of State. Creates ownership interest in one's own health information. Summary of estimate by …

Elimination Of Benefits For Part-Time Local Officials. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Initiatives

Prohibits part-time elected or appointed officials of local governments or special districts from receiving pension, retirement, health insurance and other benefits. Limits compensation of part-time local officials to salary, stipend or per diem payment for attending public meetings. Requires a local entity's monetary payments to its part-time officials to be posted on the entity's and State Controller's websites. Prohibits any elected part-time local official from receiving monetary payment for service on any governmental body other than the one to which he or she was elected. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state …

Undocumented Immigrants. Requires State Law Enforcement Officers To Enforce Federal Immigration Law. Denies Driver's Licenses To Undocumented Immigrants. Initiative Statute.

Initiatives

Requires state and local law enforcement to comply with direction from federal immigration authorities for holding and transferring undocumented immigrants arrested by law enforcement officials. Requires commitment for law enforcement agencies to perform federal immigration functions. Denies driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. Prohibits law enforcement from justifying arrests solely because an individual over age fifteen was driving without a license. Provides $35,000,000 annually, for 20 years, to the California Department of Justice for fighting crimes related to transnational gangs. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Increased state costs …

Paul Bukovinsky Ii V. Commonwealth Of Pa

2011 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Cephalus And Euthydemus, Matthew Carter Cashen

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Cephalus makes only a brief appearance in Plato’s Republic, but his conversation with Socrates has generated remarkable disagreement: while some think Plato’s portrayal of the rich old metic is largely positive, many, including Julia Annas, Peter Steinberger, and Mark Gifford, argue that beneath Plato’s superficially sympathetic portrait lies a subtext of condemnation and malice. In this paper, I reject the later interpretation, defending Cephalus against two common charges: first, that Plato finds Cephalus’ views on the relationship between money and virtue morally outrageous, and next, that Plato exploits readers’ background knowledge of the historical Cephalus’ tragic fate to employ the …

Keybank Nat'l Ass'n V. Pal I, Llc Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38645

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Synthesis And Characterization Of Amphiphilic Cyclic Diblock Copolypeptoids From N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Mediated Zwitterionic Polymerization Of N-Substituted N-Carboxyanhydride, Chang Uk Lee, Thomas P. Smart, Li Guo, Thomas H. Epps, Donghui Zhang

Faculty Publications

N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-mediated ring-opening polymerization of N-decyl-N-carboxylanhydride monomer (De-NCA) has been shown to occur in a controlled manner, yielding cyclic poly(N-decylglycine)s (c-PNDGs) with polymer molecular weights (MW) between 4.8 and 31 kg mol -1 and narrow molecular weight distributions (PDI < 1.15). The reaction exhibits pseudo-first-order kinetics with respect to monomer concentration. The polymer MW increases linearly with conversion, consistent with a living polymerization. ESI MS and SEC analyses confirm the cyclic architectures of the forming polymers. DSC and WAXS studies reveal that the c-PNDG homopolymers are highly crystalline with two prominent first-order transitions at 72-79 °C (T m,1) and 166-177 °C (T m,2), which have been attributed to side chain and main chain melting, respectively. A series of amphiphilic cyclic diblock copolypeptoids [i.e., poly(N-methylglycine)-b-poly(N- decylglycine) (c-PNMG-b-PNDG)] with variable molecular weight and composition were synthesized by sequential NHC-mediated polymerization of the corresponding N-methyl-N-carboxyanhydride (Me-NCA) and De-NCA monomers. 1H NMR analysis reveals that adjusting the initial monomer to NHC molar ratio can readily control the block copolymer chain length and composition. Time-lapsed light scattering and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) analyses of c-PNDG-b-PNMG samples showed that the amphiphilic cyclic block copolypeptoids self-assemble into spherical micelles that reorganize into micrometer-long cylindrical micelles with uniform diameter in room temperature methanol over the course of several days. An identical morphological transition has also been noted for the linear analogues, which occurs more rapidly than for the cyclic copolypeptoids. We tentatively attribute this difference to the different crystallization kinetics of the solvophobic block (i.e., PNDG) in the cyclic and linear block copolypeptoids. © 2011 American Chemical Society.

Kootenai County V. Harriman-Sayler Respondent's Brief Dckt. 39071

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Roles V. Armfield Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38732

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Cluster Control Of Automated Surface Vessels, Paul David Mahacek

Mechanical Engineering Senior Theses

This research focuses on the design and control of a fleet of robotic kayaks, and presents experimental data regarding the functionality and performance of the system. One of the key technical challenges in fielding multi-robot systems for real-world applications is the coordination and relative motion control of the individual units. Coordinated formation control of the fleet is implemented through the use of the cluster space control architecture, which is a full-order controller that treats the fleet as a virtual, articulating, kinematic mechanism. The resulting system is capable of autonomous navigation utilizing a centralized controller, currently implemented via a shore-based computer …

December 24, 2011: The Waning Of Christian Culture, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Waning of Christian Culture“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 24, 2011 (Pages 6863-6952), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 41 (2011)

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High Fat Diet Enhances Cardiac Abnormalities In Shr Rats: Protective Role Of Heme Oxygenaseadiponectin Axis, Jian Cao, Komal Sodhi, Nitin Puri, Sumit R. Monu, Rita Rezzani, Nader G. Abraham

Pharmaceutical Science and Research

Background

High dietary fat intake is a major risk factor for development of cardiovascular and metabolic dysfunction including obesity, cardiomyopathy and hypertension.

Methods

The present study was designed to examine effect of high fat (HF) diet on cardio-vascular structure and function in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), fed HF diet for 15 weeks, a phenotype designed to mimic metabolic syndrome.

Results

Development of metabolic syndrome like phenotype was confirmed using parameters, including body weight, total cholesterol and blood pressure levels. High fat diet impaired vascular relaxation by acetylcholine and exacerbated cardiac dysfunction in SHRs as evidenced by lower left ventricular function, …

Mosell Equities, Llc V. Berryhill & Co., Inc. Clerk's Record V. 3 Dckt. 38338

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Human Trafficking. Penalties. Sex Offender Registration. Initiative Statute.

Initiatives

Increases criminal penalties for human trafficking, including prison sentences up to 15-years-to-life and fines up to $1,500,000. Fines collected to be used for victim services and law enforcement. Requires person convicted of trafficking to register as sex offender. Requires sex offenders to provide information regarding Internet access and identities they use in online activities. Prohibits evidence that victim engaged in sexual conduct from being used against victim in court proceedings. Requires human trafficking training for police officers. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Potential one-time local government costs …

Mosell Equities, Llc V. Berryhill & Co., Inc. Clerk's Record V. 2 Dckt. 38338

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Bpk Ri Submits Report On Results Of Continuing Investigations On The Case Of Pt Bank Century, Tbk., Republic Of Indonesia: Supreme Audit Agency

Documents

No abstract provided.